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Executive director outlines bill to centralize filings, other legislation and federal inquiries; AG reports progress on litigation
Summary
The commission’s executive director told the March 24 meeting that SB199 would centralize filings at the state level, standardize reporting dates and redact home addresses from public view; staff also reported federal inquiries and related legislation under consideration.
The State Ethics Commission received an extended report on legislation, investigations and litigation at its March 24, 2025 meeting.
Executive Director Amaya (identified in the meeting as the commission’s executive director) described SB199, the commission’s agency-priority bill. Amaya said SB199 would centralize filing of campaign and disclosure reports at the state level effective Jan. 1, 2027, unify reporting schedules so filers provide consistent quarterly reports each year (with special accommodation for municipal offices), and move financial disclosure filings to an annual April 1 date with a September 1 date for municipal officeholders in election years. Amaya said the proposal has support from local-government associations (ACCG, GMA) and the association Gabriel (described as a Georgia elections association during remarks).
Amaya also described additional changes included in SB199 and related legislative work: collapsing multiple lobbyist registrations into a single, monthly report (fifth day of each month) to improve public…
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